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Undergraduate English

2017 Spring Term

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3 Units

FRESHMAN ENGLISH

ENGLISH 101

An introduction to the reading and writing of college-level prose. Study of short stories, novels and essays. Composition of short papers and essay examinations. Restricted to students with ACT English subscore of 17-29 (SAT verbal 430-699) or completion of English 90.


3 Units

FRESHMAN ENGLISH

ENGLISH 102

A continuation of English 680-101. Study of plays, poems and essays. Composition of substantial papers and a library research paper.


4 Units

ADVANCED ACADEMIC READING IN ESL

ENGLISH 161

Development of critical thinking skills in reading and ability to express complex, academic arguments for participation in university courses. Students must pass this course with a C- or better to exit the IEP. This course satisfies the English 101 University Proficiency Requirement.


4 Units

COLLEGE WRITING IN ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE

ENGLISH 162

Students learn the fundamentals of writing an academic research paper. Students conduct a brief literature review, design and conduct a group research project to address a research question, and write a paper. Students must pass this course with a C- or better to exit the IEP.


4 Units

INTRODUCTION TO U.S. CULTURE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS (GH)

ENGLISH 163

Study of U.S. culture from interdisciplinary perspectives by examining cultural topics (such as the changing form of the family, educational opportunity, economic change) to come to a deeper understanding of U.S. and the students' home cultures. Students must pass this course with a C- or better to exit the IEP.


3 Units

INTRODUCTION TO U.S. LATINO/A LITERATURE (DV)(GH)

ENGLISH 202

The course will present students with the diverse U.S. Latino experiences, by introducing them to texts that examine literary works by authors of Latino/Latina backgrounds, in their historical context and cultural context.


3 Units

BRITISH LITERATURE SURVEY II (GH)

ENGLISH 216

A survey of British literature from the Romantic period to the present.


3 Units

FOUNDATIONS OF PROFESSIONAL WRITING AND EDITING

ENGLISH 230

Students will be introduced to current practices in and theories behind what makes a good editor and writer and learn to read as editors, paying attention to the details of writing professionally. They will learn the processes of revising, fully correcting, and preparing a manuscript for publication.


3 Units

AMERICAN LITERATURE II (GH)

ENGLISH 236

A survey of American Literature from the Civil War to the present to acquaint the student with the foremost writers of our literary culture.


3 Units

THE BIBLE AS LITERATURE (GH)

ENGLISH 252

This course will survey the Bible and some other related Near Eastern literature, focusing on the development of genres, motifs, and other literary forms that have influenced the form and content of Western literature, including the parable, the proverb, the loss of Eden, exile and return, origin stories, and hero stories.


3 Units

THE CONTEMPORARY NOVEL (GH)

ENGLISH 263

A study of significant British and American novels and novelists of the last decade.


3 Units

MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE OF THE UNITED STATES (DV)(GH)

ENGLISH 265

Multicultural Literature of the U.S. offers a wide range of literary texts (dramas, essays, novels, poetry and short stories) by people of color to offer students the opportunity to study and appreciate the experiences and challenges of diverse groups of people in American society: African-American, Asian American, Native American, and Latino/a. This body of literary works will be studied through the historical/political prism of each group so that students will be acquainted with the background of the literature.


3 Units

GENDER IN FILM (GE)

ENGLISH 266

Students will learn to critically view, consider, and describe films, with special attention to representations of sexuality and gender. The course will include instruction in gender theory and methods for deploying gender analysis in the context of film studies.


3 Units

CRITICAL WRITING IN THE FIELD OF ENGLISH

ENGLISH 271

This course will help students become proficient in the skills of research, organization, writing, and revising that they will need in upper-division English courses. Students will learn both the general conventions of academic writing about literature (literary criticism) and the specific methods of some of the most important kinds of literary criticism.


3 Units

CRITICAL WRITING IN MULTIMEDIA CONTEXTS (GH)

ENGLISH 272

In this course, students will learn to conceptualize, structure, and produce analytical writing in multiple forms within digital contexts. Since such contexts are often multi-modal--layered with visual images as well as sound--instruction will include the analysis and appropriation of the visual and auditory in critical writing.


3 Units

CREATIVE WRITING (GH)

ENGLISH 274

Study, discussion and writing of description, narration, verse and the short story.


3 Units

READING AS WRITERS

ENGLISH 276

Study of craft and aesthetic form in contemporary literary works.


3 Units

INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE STUDY (GH)

ENGLISH 281

An introduction to the basic tools and concepts for the study of language through study of the sounds, grammar, vocabulary, history, and cultural context of English.


1-5 Units

SPECIAL STUDIES

ENGLISH 296

Variable topics. Group activity. Not offered regularly in the curriculum but offered on topics selected on the basis of timeliness, need, and interest, and generally in the format of regularly scheduled Catalog offerings. Repeatable only with change of topic.


3 Units

LITERATURE FOR ADOLESCENTS

ENGLISH 310

This course will explore the history and development of adolescent literature, with special emphasis on the period since 1960. Recent novels which have proven popular and influential with young people and teachers will be analyzed using literary and educational criteria. Participants will consider works within the context of intellectual freedom and potential censorship.


3 Units

ANCIENT WESTERN LITERATURE (GH)

ENGLISH 321

A rapid survey of world literatures other than English and American covering major literary periods from ancient times through the Renaissance.


3 Units

AMERICAN REALISM AND NATURALISM

ENGLISH 342

An exploration of developments in American literature in the period following the Civil War to 1910. In addition to naturalism and realism, the course will include more recent additions to the canon: women's fiction and African-American writing of the period.


3 Units

AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE, 1800 TO PRESENT (DV)

ENGLISH 345

A survey of essays, prose fiction, drama, and poetry written by African-Americans from the Colonial period to the present.


3 Units

LITERATURE ON FILM (GH)

ENGLISH 352

This course examines the complex cultural work of adapting literature to film. Through critical analysis of narrative fiction - short stories, novels, plays, graphic novels - and the films they inspire, students will investigate the history, narrative, conventions, iconic elements, and cultural significance of literary adaptations to film. Repeatable with topic change.


3 Units

THE GRAMMAR OF STANDARD WRITTEN ENGLISH

ENGLISH 362

This is a course in the grammar of relatively formal and planned written English. We will review a vocabulary for talking about the structural choices that are available to writers of English, and use this vocabulary to practice analyzing and constructing sentences and parts of sentences. The course is meant primarily for people whose professional plans include writing or editing.


3 Units

TOPICS IN PROFESSIONAL WRITING

ENGLISH 366

Variable topics course that will focus on particular subsets of professional writing, editing, or rhetorical analysis relevant to these fields. Topics might include discourse analysis, argumentation, technical editing, content strategy, translation studies, or writing and editing for specific fields (e.g. science, medicine, environmental studies, etc.).


3 Units

MULTICULTURAL DRAMA OF THE UNITED STATES (DV)

ENGLISH 369

The course examines the theatrical forms and the dramatic literature of African-Americans, Asian-Americans, Latinos/as, and Native Americans, and places them in the context of American theatre and U.S. social/political history.


3 Units

ADVANCED COMPOSITION

ENGLISH 370

A course in advanced exposition and argumentation. Conventional grade basis only if course is required in the College of Business for major.


3 Units

WRITING IN THE SCIENCES

ENGLISH 371

Instruction on the nature of writing in the sciences, including features of scientific genres and strategies for producing effective texts.


3 Units

TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC WRITING

ENGLISH 372

Practice in expository, descriptive, and report writing, with special application to technical and scientific subject matter.


3 Units

FICTION WRITING

ENGLISH 375

Theory, techniques, and practice of the writing of fiction. Requires a minimum of 50 pages of student writing, after careful revisions.


3 Units

SCREENWRITING

ENGLISH 376

Practical experience in writing scripts for cinema and/or television, with special emphasis on the creative, theoretical, and critical processes.


3 Units

THE CURRENT WRITING SCENE

ENGLISH 388

An intensive study of the range of current writing, with practice in written composition which may qualify students for professional employment.


3 Units

RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION

ENGLISH 402

Sixteenth Century British Literature introduces the students to literature of all genres written in Britain during the period. The course will acquaint students with the historic, philosophical, political and aesthetic principles in this period to enlighten and interest students and to develop their critical thinking skills.


3 Units

SHAKESPEARE

ENGLISH 405

A study of the works of Shakespeare which will include representative genres and which will not duplicate works studied in 680-404.


3 Units

PUBLICATION DEVELOPMENT

ENGLISH 430

The course will survey the function of the editor in planning and developing a major publication. The course examines different editorial roles, gives an overview of publishing processes, and focuses on acquiring texts, developing the author-editor relationship, organizing and restructuring texts, checking facts, and developing production specifications.


3 Units

ADVANCED WRITERS' STUDIO

ENGLISH 488

A closely guided program of instruction in writing, determined in consultation with the instructor, ranging from creative writing to scholarly analysis. Repeatable two times for a maximum of 6 credits in major.


1-3 Units

WORKSHOP

ENGLISH 49

Variable credit course offering with a defined topic. Repeatable with a change of topic.


1-6 Units

APPLIED STUDY: INTERNSHIP IN WRITING

ENGLISH 493

Offered on a satisfactory/no credit basis only. Internships, as available, in business or government for suitably prepared students wishing to make careers as writers. Repeatable for a maximum of six credits in degree.


1-12 Units

EXCHANGE STUDY

ENGLISH 497

Variable topics.


1-3 Units

INDEPENDENT STUDY

ENGLISH 498

Study of a selected topic or topics under the direction of a faculty member. Repeatable.

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